Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D
Comedy-horror adventure, taking its cue from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. 15 years after their traumatic near-eaten experience, Hansel (Jeremy Renner,The Hurt Locker) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton, Prince Of Persia) take up arms to purge the world of witches. Helmed by Tommy Wirkola (maker of Nazi zombie flick Dead Snow).
Grown-up and fiercely skilled, the siblings are hell-bent on witch retribution. But as the notorious Blood Moon draws near and a group of witches led by the evil sorceress Muriel (Famke Janssen) prepare a ritual sacrifice of innocent children, the pair encounter evil beyond anything they’ve ever hunted. Co-stars New Zealand's pure-bred stunt-mistress Zoe Bell (Death Proof) as one of the witches with a bounty on her head.
- Director:
- Tommy Wirkola ('Dead Snow')
- Writer:
- Dante HarperTommy Wirkola
- Cast:
- Jeremy RennerGemma ArtertonFamke JanssenPeter StormareZoe BellThomas Mann
Reviews & comments
A dirty quicky
They probably should've put the '& Gretel' part of the title in brackets, because Gemma Arterton's pretty bloody useless in this. If she's not getting her arse kicked, she needs rescuing. But I shan't make feminist-slanted qualms against a film as mindless as this. If you've ever seen the director's previous film 'Dead Snow', you can expect that same sort...
Hand-solo & Gretels - medieval nipples
Hansel & Gretel - Witch Hunters Its right up there with 'Bad Taste' and other splatter films, along with 'The Brothers Grimm' 'Snow White & the Huntsman' & look out for couple little other fairy tale bits! Seriously way different to what I was expecting & actually enjoyed it heaps! Exciting (as a man) get to see nips, fighting, guns, exploding body parts, I...
Variety
pressRarely provokes any strenuous eye-rolling, it also can't drum up even the slightest interest in the fate of its characters, let alone suspense.
The New York Times
pressThere isn't much swashbuckling chemistry between Mr. Renner and Ms. Arterton, and the script doesn't give them enough of the witty lines that can elevate these types of movies to must-see status.
Los Angeles Times
pressFor all the perspiration in jazzing up an old yarn, there's not a whiff of originality in how Wirkola engages with the perverse pleasures enshrined by the Grimm brothers.
A.V. Club
pressThe grim heroes don't have a nuance or more than a hint of emotion between them, and the same goes for the film around them.
Variety
pressRarely provokes any strenuous eye-rolling, it also can't drum up even the slightest interest in the fate of its characters, let alone suspense.
The New York Times
pressThere isn't much swashbuckling chemistry between Mr. Renner and Ms. Arterton, and the script doesn't give them enough of the witty lines that can elevate these types of movies to must-see status.
Los Angeles Times
pressFor all the perspiration in jazzing up an old yarn, there's not a whiff of originality in how Wirkola engages with the perverse pleasures enshrined by the Grimm brothers.
A.V. Club
pressThe grim heroes don't have a nuance or more than a hint of emotion between them, and the same goes for the film around them.
A dirty quicky
They probably should've put the '& Gretel' part of the title in brackets, because Gemma Arterton's pretty bloody useless in this. If she's not getting her arse kicked, she needs rescuing. But I shan't make feminist-slanted qualms against a film as mindless as this. If you've ever seen the director's previous film 'Dead Snow', you can expect that same sort...
Hand-solo & Gretels - medieval nipples
Hansel & Gretel - Witch Hunters Its right up there with 'Bad Taste' and other splatter films, along with 'The Brothers Grimm' 'Snow White & the Huntsman' & look out for couple little other fairy tale bits! Seriously way different to what I was expecting & actually enjoyed it heaps! Exciting (as a man) get to see nips, fighting, guns, exploding body parts,...
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